A COURSE IN INDUSTRIAL SAFETY BY – K. U.

MISTRY

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1. The Concept of Safety

• Health Vs. Wealth
• Dead and Live Resources
• Industrialization and accident
• Nature of the Concept of Safety

2. Philosophy of Safety
• What is the Philosophy?
• Philosophy of Safety
• Safety Terminology
• Safety by Spelling
• The real philosophy of safety as an outcome of old and new concepts

3. Safety Psychology
• Need of Safety Psychology
• What is Psychology?
• Industrial Psychology
• Safety Psychology
• Safety psychological factors
• General Psychological factors
• Attitude
• Aptitudes
• Frustration
• Conflict
• Morale
• Individual differences
• Motivation for safety
• Fatigue, Boredom and Monotony
• The problem Employee
• Accident – proneness

4. Accident Causation and Prevention

• Causation and Occurrence?
• The Accident Problem
• Need for Safety
• Reasons for Accident Prevention
• Factors impeding Safety
• Basic terms in Accident Prevention
• Theories of Accident causation
• Principles of Accident Prevention
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5. Statistics of Safety
• Nature, Source and Need of Statistics of Safety
• Magnitude of the problem and inadequacy of Data
• Accident Cost to the injured person
• Accident Cost to the management – Direct and Indirect Cost
• Accident cost to the society
• Cost compilation procedure
• Craig Sinclair’s Study of Accident costs, Prevention costs and their
relationship
• Measurements of Safety Performance
• Accident Classification
• Industrial classification
• Pro forma of Accident Statistics
• Statistical Table and their conclusion

6. Appraisal, Analysis, Inspection, Investigation and Control

techniques
• Safety Appraisal, Analysis and Control techniques
• Plant Safety Inspection
• Accident Investigation, Analysis and Reporting

7. Safety Management
• The concept of Management – An Indian Origin
• The concept of Management – The foreign Origin
• The modern Concept and Definition
• Safety Management and its Responsibilities
• Safety Organizations
• Safety Department
• Safety program
• Safety Education and Training
• Promoting Employee’s Participation
• Plant Safety Rules and Procedures

8. Safe Design and Layout of Plants and Equipments

• Indian Heritage
• Points for Plant Preparation
• Indian Standards
• Need of Planning and Safety Engineering approach.
• Site selection and planning on site
• Layout and Design of Plant and Building

9. Machine Guarding
 • Statutory requirements
• Indian Standards
• Ergonomics of Machine Guarding
• Principles of Machine Guarding
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• Types of Guards
• Materials for Guard Construction
• Maintenance and Repairs of Guards.

10. Good Housekeeping

• Meaning and Usefulness
• Accidents and Methods of Prevention
• Inspection and Inspection Checklists
• Housekeeping of Specific Industries

11. Lighting and Color

• Sight and light
• Purpose of Lighting
• Principles of illumination
• Types of Light, Sources, Fittings and Installation
• Recommended Standards of illumination
• Design of Lighting Provisions
• Lighting and color
• Maintenance for Lighting and Color.

12. Ventilation and Temperature

• Purpose of Ventilation and Temperature Control
• Thermal Environment and its Measurement
• Physiology of Heat Regulation
• Types of Ventilation
• Control of Heat Exposure
• Installation, Operation and Maintenance of Equipments.

13. Fire Safety

• General
• Chemistry of Fire
• Classification of Fire and Extinguishers
• Design for Fire Safety
• Fire Prevention and Protection systems
• Inspection Maintenance and training.

14. Electrical Safety

• Dangers from Electricity and Safety Measures
• Overload and Other Protections
• Portable Electrical Apparatus
• Electric Works in flammable Environment
• Static Electricity.

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